Let’s Talk Lotion Bars
I’ll be honest, I love lotion way more than soap which is the main reason I made these. Also, I’m big on bedtime routines for my kids and lotioning up after a bath with a relaxing, moisturizing, all natural lotion, is such a good way for my kids to transition from playtime to settle-down time. In the past I’ve just mixed a bunch of oils and a dab of essential oil into a mason jar and slathered it on them after baths (which is fantastic by the way), but I thought I’d get a little more fancy with it and make an actual lotion bar. My 5 year old loves to put it on herself and because it’s not a pump lotion, she never really gets too much, which is also nice because if you have children you know how fast they can go through anything you need to pump or squeeze (i’m looking at you toothpaste I just bought last week that’s now almost empty). So, let’s talk about what we offer!
As of right now, we have two different solid lotion bars both scented with lavender essential oil and they’re both about 2 ounces. One is for dry skin and one is for oily. What? lotion for oily skin? Yep, our African Shea butter lotion bar is great for oily skin, because Shea butter actually helps reduce sebum production in the skin, which is another reason I love using Shea butter in soaps. I mean, you take a shower to feel clean right? But this isn’t just a lotion that’s good for oily skin. It’s really good for any skin type because we also use organic bees wax and carnauba wax which work wonderfully to seal in any moisturizing properties. Overall I would say this is a fantastic lotion for oily to normal skin types.
Our second solid lotion bar is made with mango butter and it’s my favorite. Mango butter is great for dry skin. It’s so rich and creamy feeling. It’s the one I prefer to use with my kids (and myself) after baths. I would say this is perfect for dry to normal skin.
Fair warning, solid lotion bars do have a tendency to feel what some people may call “greasy”. I call it, “long lasting moisture.” Great marketing right? But seriously, this isn’t a lotion you’re going to put on and not notice it’s there 5 minutes later. It lasts. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, I prefer it, but some people may not, so be aware! Which leads me to my final point, then I’m going to shut-up and take my kids to the park. Because this is a new item we’re (me lol) selling, I’d love to get your opinion of it, so I’m offering this super cheap. It ain’t gone be this cheap again yall, so get yew sum!
Meet My Second Featured Artist
As you all know, I got to work with the most talented, Nina on her featured soap, “The Bean”. What a joy she was to work with. The next local artist I was honored to work with was Mr. Nicholas, and he was equally as wonderful. He’s known among locals as Pickle, which just so happens that’s what we’ve named his very own custom designed bar after: “The Pickle”.
So here we are, meet Pickle! He’s a feisty little boy with a big heart for his mama, that’s me by the way. To be honest, he couldn’t have cared less about designing this soap and was even less interested in me taking his picture with it. Artists can be so pretentious. ;) I have a feeling he’ll be pretty excited though when he hears people actually bought something he helped make <3
Meet The Artist And Her Art
My oh so sweet daughter Nina, AKA the local artist, and her very own soap she designed.
If you’ve been keeping up, you know I’ve been working with an artist local to where I live and you also probably know I’m a huge fan of hers. She inspires me daily. I’ve known her for over 5 years now, and simply put, shes amazing. So without further adieu, here she is and here is the beautiful soap she designed.
Make sure to check the shop in early February, because it will be up for sale soon, and 100% of the proceeds will go straight to her piggy bank.
Artistic Differences
The local artist who i’m collaborating with was able to meet with me today to go over some ideas and also to pick out the essential oils and clay’s she wanted to use in her soap. She ended up choosing French pink clay, French green clay, and Brazilian purple clay, along with lavender essential oil and vanilla essential oil. Then we sketched out some designs… well she sketched out some designs and I tried to steer her in a direction that was actually feasible. Her imagination is as big as her heart. Which is one of the many (many) reasons I think she’s so amazing. Finally we were able to come up on something that was almost 99% possible.
A bit later in the day I whipped it up in two batches with a total of 19 pretty amazing bars. However, she was a little bummed she didn’t get her hands dirty with the soaping part. The poor girl actually fell asleep in the living room while I was mixing everything together. I didn’t want to wake her as I knew she had been feeling a little under the weather lately. So I just let the girl sleep. Like I said, when she woke up, she wasn’t too happy about not getting to do the actual soaping part. I told her we could always do it again later though.
Overall, I think she was happy with the finished product! We’ll show you all the goods soon and let you meet the artist and meet the next local artist who i’ll be working with soon! He’s a firecracker so no telling what he’ll come up with! ;)